Pictures of shifting cultivation [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Sugar cane stalks in a cassava field (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Cassava near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Manioc field near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Overhead view of slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon rainforest Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Forest clearing on the outskirts of the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Mosaic of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon (Suriname) Human-altered forest landscape in the Amazon rainforest (Suriname) Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname (Suriname) Aerial view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest (Suriname) Manioc field near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Manioc fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Patches of forest; regenerating forest; and cassava fields (Suriname) Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Shifting cultivation by the Trio tribe in the rainforest of Southern Suriname (Suriname) Patchwork of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon (Suriname) Cassaa damaged by heavy rain and strong wind (Suriname) Airplane view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest (Suriname) Patchwork of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon (Suriname) Patchwork of cassava fields; regenerating secondary forest; and natural forest in the Amazon (Suriname) Manioc fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Manioc field near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Sugar cane and manioc near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Cassava clearing in the heart of the rainforest (Suriname) Aerial view of subsistence forest clearing (Suriname) Overhead view of a manioc field in the middle of the rainforest (Suriname) Cassava fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Manioc fields near the village of Kwamalasamutu (Suriname) Sugar cane stalks in a cassava field (Suriname) Aerial view of shifting cultivation in the rainforest (Suriname) shifting cultivation: Page 1